‘Concerning’ signs voters with disabilities and from particular ethnic background disproportionately affected, study shows About 14,000 people were turned away from polling stations at May’s local elections because they lacked the right ID, with the overall number denied a vote likely to be considerably higher, the official elections watchdog has […]
Bank raises base rate to 5% and is predicted to go to 6% as pressure grows on government to intervene Rishi Sunak’s pledge to ease the cost of living crisis is in tatters after the Bank of England was forced to raise interest rates to 5% in an inflation-busting move […]
Exclusive: A change in planning rules has stopped the EU flag from being raised, say City Hall sources Ministers have been accused of criminalising the flying of the European Union flag on government buildings in England after London’s City Hall was told it could be prosecuted for displaying it on […]
Anomaly ‘consistent with an implosion’ was picked up near where craft was operating when it lost communications Full story: Titan sub crew thought to have instantly died in implosion A popular Mexican travel Youtuber, Alan Estrada has recalled his trip down to visit the wreck of the Titanic aboard the […]
Rescue team says every noise being tracked and analysed; ‘every possible effort’ being made to bring missing crew home, says Polar Prince co-owner Full report: Titanic sub search team still hearing underwater noises An oceanographer has told the BBC the underwater noises give hope that those on board are still […]
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says party would force banks to take a range of steps to protect borrowers Labour has piled further pressure on Rishi Sunak to take action to help struggling mortgage holders as the Bank of England prepares to raise interest rates again to levels not seen since […]
UK defence secretary had earlier shown interest in the role, but the US is believed to want Jens Stoltenberg to stay in post The defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has said he does not expect to be the next head of Nato, amid claims that the US wants the current leader […]
India’s prime minister will eat vegetarian state dinner, address Congress and give rare press conference alongside Joe Biden Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has performed yoga poses ranging from cobra to corpse at the UN headquarters as he began the public portion of his US visit. On the UN’s north […]
Charity calls for prioritisation of NHS heart care after nearly 100,000 excess deaths since March 2020 England is engulfed in a cardiovascular disease emergency, health bosses have said, as stark figures reveal there have been almost 100,000 excess deaths since the start of the Covid pandemic. Analysis of official government […]
WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos among more than 200 firms that failed to pay workers legal minimum wage Some of the UK’s best known retailers including WH Smith, Marks & Spencer, Argos and LloydsPharmacy are at the head of a list of more than 200 companies collectively fined […]